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KEY MESSAGES

Issued at 1203 AM CDT Thu May 7 2026

-Frost and freeze conditions are forecasted for the majority of the combined Panhandles tonight, other than the southeastern Texas Panhandle.

-Rain showers are expected to impact the western and central combined Panhandles this evening into the overnight.

SHORT TERM

(Today through Friday night) Issued at 1203 AM CDT Thu May 7 2026

Light precipitation will likely linger in the western and central Panhandles tonight, before dissipating as it moves toward the eastern combined Panhandles. After this precipitation dissipates, skies are expected to clear and temperatures will fall. Strong northerly winds ushering in cold air advection will allow temperatures to reach freezing for most of the combined Panhandles, however, not including the far southeastern CWA where cloud cover may linger. After these cold conditions through the early morning hours on Thursday, winds will shift out of the west, warming temperatures back up and bringing drier air to the Panhandles. By Friday, seasonably warm temperatures and dry conditions will return.

LONG TERM

(Saturday through Wednesday) Issued at 1203 AM CDT Thu May 7 2026

High temperatures are expected to persist above seasonal averages through the weekend into early next week. High temperatures will rebound into high 70's to high 80's across the Panhandles on Friday, with cooler highs in the northwestern CWA. Saturday will be more of the same, widespread upper 80's to low 90's for high temperatures with possible fire weather conditions returning with relative humidities in the teens over most of the CWA. A frontal passage on Saturday night into Sunday will temper high temperatures down to the high-70's o low 80's. However, it will not last long as the beginning of next week we see the potential for record breaking high temperatures across the Panhandles from Mon-Wed.

AVIATION

(06Z TAFS) Issued at 1217 AM CDT Thu May 7 2026

As of late tonight, latest radar was tracking our main band of showers slowly progressing eastward out of the Central Panhandles. Meanwhile to our north, current satellite is already seeing skies clearing with both KGUY and KDHT expected to be VFR by 06Z. As for KAMA, showers may still impact the terminal through 08Z, but these impacts will likely be off and on with most of the showers in the vicinity instead. Otherwise, look for KAMA to hold on to MVFR to brief IFR CIGs through the overnight before drier air returns them to VFR around sunrise.

AMA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

TX...Freeze Warning until 9 AM CDT this morning for TXZ001>004-006.

Frost Advisory until 9 AM CDT this morning for TXZ005-007>013- 016-017-317.

OK...Freeze Warning until 9 AM CDT this morning for OKZ001>003.